In a time of war : Kildare 1914-1918 /

In 1914, Ireland's Kildare County was a garrison county home to Kildare Barracks, the Curragh Camp, and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Depot in Naas, which ensured that Kildare's recruitment exceeded the national average. This fascinating study reveals the true extent that the military, politi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Durney, James (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sallins : Merrion, 2014.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Ireland > Kildare (County)
World War, 1914-1918 > Influence.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Irlande > Kildare (Comté)
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Influence.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Kildare (Ireland : County) > History > 20th century.
Ireland > History > 1910-1921.
Kildare (Irlande : Comté) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Irlande > Histoire > 1910-1921.
Ireland
Ireland > Kildare (County)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In 1914, Ireland's Kildare County was a garrison county home to Kildare Barracks, the Curragh Camp, and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Depot in Naas, which ensured that Kildare's recruitment exceeded the national average. This fascinating study reveals the true extent that the military, political, social, and economic impact of World War I had on Kildare. The book demonstrates that, for the local community in Kildare, the Great War was remote only in geographic terms; its ravages being painfully felt in every aspect of Kildare life - food prices, the farming economy, Belgian refugees, the role of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781908928870
1908928875

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